Stars shine at #Rotterdam2026

From 17 to 25 October, the Dutch city Rotterdam hosted the World Championships in Artistic Gymnastics, for the third time in its history after successful editions in 1987 and 2010. In a packed Ahoy Arena, the world’s best Artistic gymnasts mesmerised the audience as they battled for glory.

Not only World medals were at stake, these Worlds also marked the first opportunity to qualify to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles (USA): both men’s and women’s team medallists earned their ticket to LA. The Russian men’s team clinched the silver medal, already securing their participation in LA.

Armenia became the most successful European nation, claiming 2 World titles and 2 bronze medals. A 100% success rate for the country hosting next year’s European Championships! Hamlet Manukyan scored a massive 15.300 on pommel horse for his first World title, while Mamikon Khachatryan claimed the bronze medal. Compatriot Artur Davtyan flew near-perfectly to the gold medal on vault and reigning European Champion Artur Avetisyan secured the bronze on rings.

2022 European All-Around Champion Joe Fraser started Great Britain’s medal count with a brilliant bronze in the all-around. Jake Jarman added two silver medals, first on floor and then on vault. Russia’s Liudmila Roshchina excelled in the all-around final, winning the silver medal while her teammates Daniel Marinov and Sergei Naidin claimed the bronze medal, on parallel bars and horizontal bar respectively. Reigning European Champion Gabriele Targhetta returned home to Italy with the silver on pommel horse in a nail-biting final. More silver medals were won by the Greek Lord of the Rings Eleftherios Petrounias, Croatia’s Illia Kovtun on parallel bars and Germany’s Helen Kevric on uneven bars. Tokyo Olympic Champion Artem Dolgopyat (ISR) continued his success on his signature apparatus floor, clinching a bronze medal this time. France’s first-year senior Maiana Prat crowned her successful Worlds debut with the bronze on floor. And last but certainly not least, Sebastian Sponevik impressed on vault with the bronze, a historic first medal for Norway at this level!

Men’s Team

GOLD Japan 251.928

SILVER Russia 250.329

BRONZE China 249.193

 

Women’s Team

GOLD China 165.764

SILVER USA 165.531

BRONZE Japan 164.063

 

Men’s All-Around

GOLD Hashimoto Daiki (JPN) 85.998

SILVER Yang Haonan (CHN) 84.199

BRONZE Joe Fraser (GBR) 83.531

 

Women’s All-Around

GOLD Skye Blakely (USA) 55.733

SILVER Liudmila Roshchina (RUS) 55.199

BRONZE Ke Qinqin (CHN) 55.032

 

Men’s Apparatus Finals

Floor

GOLD Frederick Richard (USA) 14.633

SILVER Jake Jarman (GBR) 14.600

BRONZE Artem Dolgopyat (ISR) 14.466

 

Pommel Horse

GOLD Hamlet Manukyan (ARM) 15.300

SILVER Gabriele Targhetta (ITA) 15.233

BRONZE Mamikon Khachatryan (ARM) 15.000

 

Rings

GOLD Lan Xingyu (CHN) 14.766

SILVER Eleftherios Petrounias (GRE) 14.333

BRONZE Artur Avetisyan (ARM) 14.233

 

Vault

GOLD Artur Davtyan (ARM) 14.850

SILVER Jake Jarman (GBR) 14.650

BRONZE Sebastian Sponevik (NOR) 14.366

 

Parallel Bars

GOLD Zou Jingyan (CHN) 15.733

SILVER Illia Kovtun (CRO) 14.900

BRONZE Daniel Marinov (RUS) 14.866

 

Horizontal Bar

GOLD Tang Chia-Hung (TPE) 14.966

SILVER Oka Shinnosuke (JPN) 14.800

BRONZE Sergei Naidin (RUS) 14.800

 

Women’s Apparatus Finals

Vault

GOLD Rebeca Andrade (BRA) 14.466

SILVER Claire Pease (USA) 14.233

BRONZE Skye Blakely (USA) 14.166

 

Uneven Bars

GOLD Kaylia Nemour (ALG) 15.333

SILVER Helen Kevric (GER) 14.833

BRONZE Skye Blakely (USA) 14.600

 

Beam

GOLD  Kaylia Nemour (ALG) 14.566

SILVER Zhang Qingying (CHN) 14.566

BRONZE Flavia Saraiva (BRA) 14.300

 

Floor

GOLD Claire Pease (USA) 13.866

SILVER Reese Esponda (USA) 13.566

BRONZE Maiana Prat (FRA) 13.466

 

Find the full results on the World Gymnastics website: World Gymnastics - Results - 17247